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Ecumenical Patriarchate Orthodox Metropolis of Belgium Exarchate of The Netherlands and Luxemburg SUPPORT A NOBLE PROJECT it s a unique opportunity AN ORTHODOX CHURCH FOR AMSTERDAM The Orthodox

1 Ecumenical Patriarchate Orthodox Metropolis of Belgium Exarchate of The Netherlands and Luxemburg SUPPORT A NOBLE PROJECT it s a unique opportunity AN ORTHODOX CHURCH FOR AMSTERDAM The Orthodox Metropolis of Belgium and Exarchate of the Netherlands and Luxemburg (Ecumenical Patriarchate) has the unique opportunity to buy a church building for its Saint-Catherine s orthodox parish in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and needs your help and support. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE GREEK MERCHANTS OF THE 18 th CENTURY The first Greeks who came to the Netherlands were clergymen who studied in the 17th century at the University of Leiden. During the 18th century, Greek traders settled in Amsterdam. Residents of Smyrna (Asia Minor) founded here and in other Western European cities trading houses to buy European products and to sell oriental products. The Greek colony in Amsterdam was at that time not only composed by merchants from Smyrna, but also Greeks from Chios and Thessaloniki. As the community grew, they asked in 1752 the Ecumenical Patriarchate for permission to create an orthodox church in a house in the Koningsstraat. 1

2 Later, they met in an attic dedicated to Saint Catherine. In 1763 the church moved to a building on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal that one could buy thanks to the legacy of a Greek merchant who had worked at the Dutch East Indian Company. A century later, there were barely more Greeks in the capital; in 1866 the church was closed. Church for sale in Amsterdam, the capital of The Netherlands OBJECT The object is a former Roman-catholic church located in the outskirts of Amsterdam (Northern part of the city). This modern church building has been inaugurated in 1952 and was constructed in a sober design: a basilica modelled on early Christian churches in Italy. There is extensive use of concrete, brick and wood. The building is in a good shape. Around the late 1980s, the church space has been reduced by installing a partition beyond the first two spans (approximately under the organ loft). The space is used as an extensive meeting hall. 2

3 TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION Church - the church building has a municipal monumental status. Construction type: traditional Built as: church Construction year/period: 1951 Foundation: pile foundation Cellars: basement present Construction Facades: traditional brick Floor construction: mainly concrete floors, partly wood Roof: the roof consists largely of tiles and locally from bitumen/slate. The latter together with the gutters, rainwater and shed connections were integral replaced due to weathering and damage in Thermal insulation: none Interior The interior is simple and has some religious features such as the organ and the altar table. Building status: available Floor area: ca 900m 2 Asking price: offer starting from Metropolis of Belgium and Exarchate of The Netherlands and Luxemburg Avenue Charbo Brussels, Belgium Phone: +32.2/ info@orthodoxia.be Website: Please support this project with your substantial contribution by bank transfer on the account of the Orthodox Metropolis of Belgium / Exarchate of the Netherlands (Ecumenical Patriarchate): Foundation: Stichting Orthodox Exarchaat van Nederland Official number of registration: KvK ) IBAN: BE BIC: BBRUBEBB 3

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